Mobile phone forensics: an investigative framework based on user impulsivity and secure collaboration errors

Milda Petraityte
,
Ali Dehghantanha
,
Gregory Epiphaniou

Research Output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding Chapter Peer-review

Open access

Abstract

This paper uses a scenario-based, role-play experiment based on the usage of QR codes to detect how mobile users respond to social engineering attacks conducted via mobile devices. The results of this experiment outline a guided mobile phone forensics investigation method that could facilitate the work of digital forensics investigators while analyzing the data from mobile devices. The behavioral response of users could be impacted by several aspects, such as impulsivity, smartphone usage and security, or simply awareness that QR codes could contain malware. The findings indicate that the impulsivity of users is one of the key areas that determines the common mistakes of mobile device users. As a result, an investigative framework for mobile phone forensics is proposed based on the impulsivity and common mistakes of mobile device users. It could help the forensics investigators by potentially shortening the time spent on investigation of possible breach scenarios.

Publication Information

Output type

Research Output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding Chapter Peer-review

Original language

English

Pages from-to (Number of pages)

Pages 79-89

Publication milestones

Published - 06/01/2017

Publication status

Published - 06/01/2017

Publisher

Elsevier B.V., India, Australia, Germany, United States, China, Spain, Ireland, United Kingdom, Netherlands, Taiwan, Province of China, Brazil, France, Singapore